Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India
India: Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
73rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2022
All-time low
91.9%
in 2019
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 99.0% for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 91.9%, in 2019.
That places India 73rd out of 89 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 94.7% | — |
| 2017 | 92.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.9% | 94.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 94.1% | 99.2% | 6 |
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More education data for India
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India?
- Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic in India was 99.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.9% in 2019.
- How does India rank for proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic?
- India ranks 73rd out of 89 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic sanitation facilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release